MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following is

one a polynomial?

(a) (b) 2x 1 (c)2+3r2

(d)
2. 2 is a
polynomial of degree
(a) 2 (b) 0 (c)1 (d)
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 Degree of the polynomial 4r" +0. xs +0. x2 + 5x + 7 is

(a) 4 (b)5 (c) 3 (d) 7

zero polynomial is
4, Degree of the
(a) 0 (b)1
number (d) not defined
(c) any natural

5.Ifp)= -2/2x + 1, then P(2/2) is equal to

(a)0 (b) 1 (c) 4 d) 8 v2 +1

6, The value of the polynomial Sx -4x +3, when x =

-1 is
(a) -6 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) -2

3, then p(x) +p(-x) is equal to:

7. If p(x) =x*
(a) 3 (b) 2x (c) 0 (d) 6

8. Zero of the zero polynomial is :

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) any real number (d) not defined

9. Zero of the polynomial p(x) = 2x + 5 is:

(a) (b) ()
(d)2
10. One of the zeroes of the polynomial 2x2 + 7x - 4 is

(a) 2 (b) () (d)-2

11. If 3 + 51 is divided by x + 1, the remainder is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 49 (d) 50

12. Ifx + 1 is a factor of the polynomial 2x + kx, then the value of k is:
(a)-3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d)-2
13. x+ 1 is a factor of the polynomial
(a) x+ -x +1 (b)3+x + x+ 1
c)+ +*+1 (d)+3+ 3x +x +1
4. One
ofthe factors of (252 -

1) +(1 + 5x) is
(a) 5+x (b) 5 - x (c) Sx - 1 (d) 10x
15, The value of 2492 -

2482 is :
(a) 12 (b) 477 (c) 487 (d) 497
6. The factorisation of 4x2 + 8x + 3 IS

(a) (x +1(x + 3) (b) (2r + 1)(2x + 3)

(c) (2x +2)(2x + 5) (d) (2r - 1) ( 2 3)

17. Which
of the following is a factor of (r+ y -(r +y')?
(a)+y2 +2xy (b) x+- xy (c) xy (d) 3xy

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 18. The coefficient of x in the expansion of (r + 3)° 1s

(a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 18 (d) 27

0), then value of x' ys is :

19. If -1 (x,
-

+ =
y *

(a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 0 (d)

then the value of b is

20. If 492 b =
|7x-
(a) 0 (d)
21. If a +b +c = 0, then a' + b3 + c$ is equal to0

(a) 0 (b) abe (c) 3abc (d) 2abc

22. If 2 + kx + 6 (x +2)(x +3), for all x, then the value of k is:
(a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 5 (d) 3

23. Zero of the polynomial p(x) = (cx + d) is

d
(a) d (b)-c (c) (d)
C
24. Zero of the polynomial plr) = a'x, a #0 is:

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) -1 (d) a

25. Zero of the polynomial p(x), where plr) = ax + 1, a * 0 is

(a)-
a
(b)0
( a
(d) - a

26. The remainder when xs + 3x +3x +1 is divided by 5+2x is:

(a)27 (b)23 d)
8 5
27. The remainder when xs + 3x + 3x + 1 is divided by x is

(a) -1 (b) 1 (d) 2

28. The remainder when xs + 3x +3x + 1 is divided by x + t is:

(a) -T+ 32 3t +1 (b) T3 3T23t -1
32 3t 1 (d) -T3 + 37 - 1
(c) T + -

29. When 6x2 + ar + 7 is divided by x 2, the remainder is 3. The half of a is

(a)-8 (b) -7 (c) 6 (d) 10

30. I f x - 2 is a factor o f r - 2axd t ax - 1, then the value o f a is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

31. The value of k, if x - T is a factor of p(r) = kx2 - 2x + I is

(c) V2 - 1
(a) 2 (b) 2+1 (d)

32. If x+ I is a factor of ax + x* -

2x + 4a-9, then the value of a =

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1

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 = 1 and x +y 41, =

then x + y =

33 Ifx- (b) +9
(a) +6 (c) 16 (d) +25

34. I f +
= 47, then the value of x +

(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 11

35.Ifx- 5 , then 42+

(a) 9 (b) 16 (c) 25 (d) 64

If 3a + 4b =
16 and ab =
4, then 9a +1662 =

6.
(a) 140 (b) 150 (c) 160 (d) 170

+b + =
4 and ab + be + ca =
6, then a3 + b3 + c3-3abc
7, If a c
(d) 10
(a)-6
(b) -7 (c)-8

then +
38. If 7 +t m +n =

0, Im
mn nl
(c) 3 (d) 4
(b) 2
(a) 1

39. I f + = - 1 ,
then the value of r3 -y
(b) -1 (c) (d)
(a) 0
when x + y
=-
4 is
ys 12xy + 64,
of xs + -

40. The value

(b) 1 (c) (d
(a) 0
+b3 + c3 3abc =

10, then as
-

+ bc + ca
+b + c
=
5 and ab (d) 30
41. If a (c)-25
(a) -15
(b)-20

.
the value of x*
+

42. If x+ 3, then (d)-8

(c)-7
(b) 8
(a) 7
of x* +
4, then the value (d) 60
43. If x + =

(c) 52
(b) 48 then a + b =

+ b,
(a) 50 factors of ar
+r -

2r
(d) 3
1 are (c) -1
. If both x + 1 and x

(b)-2 then , is:

(a) 1 polynomial lOr + pr +q.
factors of the (d)-2
and ( -

1) are
.
If (r +2) 1 (c)-1
(b) 4 value of ab + bc + ca
=

(a +c
=
20, then the
(d) 170
+ b
90 and a (c) 165
2 ofabe =
=

40. If a + b? +
(b) 160 then the value
* c=9,
(a) 155
b2 + cé= 5 and a ' t (d) -1
(c) 2
3, a?
+
=

, I f a +b + c
(0.3)3+ (0.1)3
=

(b) 1 -

(a) 0 cubes,
the
value
of (0.2)" (d) -0.019
the (c) 0.019
calculating

. Without actually
(b) 0.018
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49. I f a2 + b2 + c2 200 and ab + bc + ca = 28, then the value of a t b + c , is :

(a) 156 (b) 256 (c) 16 (d) 320

50. If (x -

a) is a factor of x3- mx2 -

2xan +
na?: a 0, then a

(a) m +n (b) m -

n (c) (d) mn

ANSWERS
4. (d) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (d) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (6)
1. () 2. (b) 3. (a)
13. (b) 14. (b) 17. (d)
(d) 15. (d) 16. 18. (d) 19. (c) 20. ()
11. (d) 12. (c)
23. (c) 24. (a) 25. (a) 26. (a) 27. (b) 28. (a) 29. (b) 30. (6)
21. (c) 22. (c)
34. (a) 35. (a) 36. (c) 37. (c) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (a)
31. (c) 32. (b) 33. (b)
43. (c) 44. (a) 45. (a) 46. (a) 47. (a) 48. (a) 49. (c) 50. ()
41. (c) 42. (a)
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 SELF EVALUATION TEST

PART-A

Section-I
(Question numbers 1 to 10 carry 1 mark each.)

1. Is x +5 a
polynomial?
2. Find the coefficient of x in -x+3x +5
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3. Is -12 a constant polynomial?

4. Write a monomial of degree 1000.

5. 8 and y 6, then find x' '.

lfx +y = =
+

6. Find (r + 9* - 12) using suitable identity

7. Show that (r + 3) is a factor ofthe polynomial.,p() =x +r - 7x2-x +6

8. Find zeroes of the polynomial, p(t) (x

=
+ 1)x -

2)x+ 3)
9. Show that x + 4x + 7 has no zero.

10. If p(x) = 4x3 - 3x + 2x - 4, evaluate p(2)

P(0) x p(1)

Section-II
(Question no. 11 is a Case Study Based Question. It contains 5
subparts.
Each subpart carries 1 mark.)
11. Two friends Rashi and
Pragya were given a
polynomial by their
maths teacher. POLYNOMIALS
The polynomial was P(x) =x* -

5x +6. Coefficient
Answer the
EXponent Constant
following questions.
(i) The given polynomial is a : 5x+6

(a) linear polynomial Variable

(b) quadratic polynomial
(c) trinomial
(d) both (b) and (c)
(ii) Zeroes of this polynomial are
(a) 2, -3 (b) 2, 3
(c)-2,-3 (d)-2,3
(iii) Value of the polynomial when x =
-1 is
(a) 12 (b) 13 (c) 14 (d) -12
iv) Value of P(3) + P(1) =

(a) 0 (b) I (c)2

(V) A quadratic polynomial (d) 3
(a) have always 2 zeroes
(b) may have more than 2 zeroes
(c) have exactly one zero
(d) may have no zero

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(Question numbers 12 to 14 carry 2 marks each.)
12. Factorise:(i) 12x- 7x + 1 (i) 3x2-x - 4

13. Factorise :(i) 49a + 70ab + 25b2

14. Factorise: 4x + +z2 - 4xy - 2yz + 4xz

(Question numbers 15 to 18 carry 3 marks each.)

15. Verify ()*+y = (x + y) ( - xy + ) (i) x3-y3 ==(* -y) ( +ay + )
16. Ifx +y +z 0, show that +y3 +2 3xyz
=
=

17. Verify that: x3+y3 +z3 3xyz = +y z)\(x -y)

-
+ +
(y - z)} ( -x)1|
+

18. Factorise
(i) 4x + 9+16z2 + 12xy 24yz 16xz (i) 22+ y? + 82-2 2 xy + 4 2 yz - 8xz

(Question numbers 19 to 21 carry 4 marks each.)

19. Prove that (a + b +

c - a' -

b -

cd =
3(a +
b(b + c\c + a)

20. Simplify -+(-*

(x-y +(y- =* +(: -x*
21. If a, b, c are all non-zero and a + b + c = 0, prove that a b c =3
bc Ca ab

ANSWERS

1. No 3. Yes 4. 1000 5. 368 6. x-3x - 108 8.-1, 2,3

10. 5 11. ) (d) (ii) (6) (i) (a) (iv) (c) (V) (d) 12. (i) (3x 1)4x 1) Gi) (x + 1)(3x 4)
- -
-

13. () (7a + 5b) (7a + 5b) (i) 14. (2x-y +

z)(2x -y +
z)
18. ) (2r +3 4: 2x + 3y- 42) (n-V2x+y + 2/2z)-V2x + y + 2/2z)
20. r + y)y + z0z + x)